Food Hubs are becoming increasingly popular across North America. Essentially, a Food Hub is a single location where as many elements of the food system co-exist in one location. Because they each contain a different set of elements and are driven by different groups, each Food Hub is unique.
The following offer some resources around Food Hubs:
- The New City Market – This is an article on the Vancouver based project to develop a food hub. http://thetyee.ca/News/2010/11/04/LocalFoodCrownJewel/
- The Healthy Food Access Portal – This site offers a good overview and links to examples of food hubs in the US. http://healthyfoodaccess.org/retail-strategy/food-hub
- The National Good Food Network – This site has a lot of good information on food systems including a good guide on food hubs. http://ngfn.org/resources/food-hubs/food-hubs
- USDA Food Hub project – This site includes links and information from the USDA on food hubs. http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/foodhubs
- Food First: Institute for Food Development Policy – This site includes information and links on food hubs.http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/3368
- Farm Aid – This site outlines food hub work being done and supported in the US to help farmers. http://www.farmaid.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=qlI5IhNVJsE&b=2723877&ct=9376047
- Food Hubs Australia – This site offers a wealth of information on food hub issues and projects in Australia.http://www.foodhubs.org.au/
- 2013 Food Hubs Survey – This is a report from the Michigan State University and other partners on food hubs across the USA in 2013. http://kresge.org/sites/default/files/2013-national-food-hub-survey.pdf
- Food Hub Resources University of Minnesota – This is a good portal site on resources on food hubs.http://www1.extension.umn.edu/rsdp/community-and-local-food/marketing-local-food/food-hub-resources/